Tributes have poured in following the death of David English, considered ‘The Godfather of English cricket’.
. Buttler took to Twitter saying:"So sad to hear the news of David English passing away. One of life’s great characters, so fun to spend time with and producer of some of the best English cricketers through his wonderful Bunbury Festivals. RIP."
TV personality Morgan also Tweeted:"RIP David English. Had many of the funniest days of my life at Lord’s with this wonderfully ebullient and brilliantly entertaining character. A great cricket man whose Bunbury Cricket Festival developed so many England stars, who all loved him. Very sad news." In response, football pundit Gary Lineker said:"Terribly sad news. Such a charismatic man." while the England Barmy Army account described him as"One of the most important figures in English cricket".David English, with his CBE medal, awarded by the Princess Royal at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 2010went head-to-head this morning in the final of the 2022 T20 World Cup, the England side did so wearing black armbands to pay their respects to English.
The team duly obliged, beating Pakistan by five wickets to claim second T20 world title. The win makes them the first men’s team to hold the 20-over and 50-over titles at the same time.
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